Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-07-22
STATE n EWS.

\ press despatch from Waterbury, dated
the 18th inst, says In June, 1855, Judd
Depau ran away from Beakmantown, n
Y, with Edward Nelson's daughter Elmo
ia, aged l3. Depau was about 40 years
old, and had a wife and three children at
Malone. Nelson traced them TO North
Island, but found no other intelligence un-
til last week he saw an Associated Press
account Of so-called boy that gave pre-
mature birth to II child in Waterbury. lie
started Immediately and found his dnugh
ter there in critical condition and dest-
tute She had worn boys clothes since
leaving home. Her child was dead and
had been secretly buried in the night 10y
Depau. When Nelson appeared Depau
| escaped before he could be arrested. Mel
son will take the girl home if she lives.
Forty Swedes from Proctor took out nat
uralization papers in Rutland Saturday.
Two ladies' fishing in boat at Cedar
beach, Lake Champlain, last week, caught
one Of the largest pickere ON record The
fish weighed about twenty pounds and was
secured only after Il hard struggle. The
| ladies finally had to throw a rubber coat
| over the big fish and sit ON it to keep it
from Topping out Of the boat.
George Smith was fined Sls at Burlng
ton Friday for holding his prospective moth
erin-aw, who was trying to prevent her
| daughter from getting into IA carriage and
clipping with him. He succeeded in getting
the girl.
Two houses, a barn, blacksmith shop and
| upward Of POO, 900 feet Of lumber were
| burned at Peacham last week Thursday.
| The property was mostly owned 10y George
| b. Hatch Of Newbury and was partly in
sured
! Welsey Metcalf Of Wiliston was serious
! ly wounded the other day by the tine Of Il
| fork, which was forced into his body by
the overturning of load Of hay.
In few days the ground is 70 be broken
| in Burlington for the new building of the
| Howard relief society, at the corner Of
| Pearl and Clarke streets. The edifice will
he 80 by 20 feet, of brick and Longmeadow
| sandstone, three stories high. On the second
floor there will be n hall 40 10y A feet
John b. Aver, II farmer Of st. Johnsbury
died in vomiting fit Friday night. He
was apparently well just before.
The commencement exercises of the med
ical department of the University of Yer
mont at Burlington occurred Monday. \
class of SO graduated The valedctory
was delivered ~ DR.. j. c. O'Brien of Bel
| lows Falls.
Henry o. Aiken, a Dartmouth graduate
has been engaged as principal of the Rut-
land high school.
Judge Wheeler of the United States cir
| cult court has just handed down decision
in the case affecting the bankrupt Benning
ton wooden mills. Benjamin j. Knower of
| New York holds two mortgages Of $50, 600
each upon the real estate, executed by
Richard r. Haines, insolvent. This suit
| ,Noa t,,,,, tho fnraclpgura e ,ua mort traora
against John w. Carney, assignee, and the
decision in effect places Knower upon the list
Of general creditors and makes 500, 900
difference with the assets of this estate
aside from other litigation.
Dr. Calvin Howard, for many years IA
prominent physician in Danville, is dead at
the age of about 60.
The will Of the late Judge Poland has
been filed for probate in the Lamoille county
court at Hyde Park. 1t provides for no
| public requests, the property all being left
To his family. 1t is said that his estate will
settle for 100000
The Boston and Maine railroad company
will take possession of the Passumpsic road
October LIST. The arrangements previously
| made for summer business rendered an
earlier date neNpedient.
Belden Noble was drowned at Alburgh
Springs Friday evening He was a man of
wealth, about ~ years of age, and leaves a
wife, son and daughter. Mr. Noble and
family were in the north for the summer
season, their home being in Washington.
Dr. Tourjee, director of the New Eng
land conservatory of music, has lately call
ed to his assistance Rev. Charles Cotton
Kimball, ID. D., of Bennington, and Mrs.
Kimball-the former as superintendent of
the home, and the latter as preceptress.
Dr. Kinball is graduate of Belot college
and Union theological seminary, and has
had twenty years of successful experience
as a teacher and educator.
Fred Morey, a brakeman ON the st. Johns
bury * Lake Champlain railroad, was in
stantly killed by being thrown from car
at North Concord on Wednesday.
The Rutland selectmen have bought the
Learned estate in that town, 65 or 20 acres,
with house and two barns, for farm for
town paupers, paying $4,000 for it.
The total cost Of the new buildings erect
ed in Burlington this season is SEQ 600
Rev Timothy S. Drury has won suit
for $500 and costs against the Church Of
Christ in Rutland.